Looking Back at the Obamas' Trips to National Parks and More

Barack Obama's latest gig? Narrator for Netflix's Our Great National Parks (streaming now). Obama knows of what he speaks: The former president made public lands a major focus while in office. Here's a look at some of his visits, including with his wife and kids — from Alaska to Hawaii to Maine and more

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Barack Obama at Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska. Courtesy Pete Souza/Netflix

Barack Obama at Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska

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Barack Obama walks along the rocks at Acadia National Park in Maine on July 17, 2010.

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Barack Obama takes in the view in Patagonia, Argentina.

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At Carlsbad Cavern National Park in New Mexico

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Barack Obama (right) holds a salmon with local fisherwomen in Kenai Fjords, Alaska.

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Barack Obama with locals in Kenai Fjords, Alaska

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Barack Obama (center) at Kenai Fjords, Alaska

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Barack Obama takes in the view in Patagonia, Argentina.

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President Barack Obama and family with a park ranger at Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico

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Marine One lands at Yosemite National Park.

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From left: Michelle and Barack Obama with daughters Sasha and Malia on a boat tour near Bar Harbor, Maine, on July 16, 2010.

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Barack Obama in Kenai Fjords, Alaska

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Barack Obama at Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico

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Barack Obama (right) with locals in Kenai Fjords, Alaska

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From left: Michelle, Barack and Malia Obama go for a boat ride on Lake Nahuel Huapi in Nahuel Huapi National Park in Bariloche, Argentina, on March 24, 2016.

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Barack Obama snorkels in Hawaii.

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